Dominique Lavanant (born 24 May 1944) is a César Award-winning French film and theatrical actress. She is known for her comedy skills especially with posh and distinguished characters like Rosalind Russell's; characters often defined by the adjective BCBG, bon chic bon genre, and which refers to a particular stereotype of the French upper middle class – to be conservative in both outlook and dress.
Dominique Lavanant achieved fame in the mid-1970s while filming Les bronzés with the acting troupe Le Splendid (Gérard Jugnot, Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Thierry Lhermitte, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel).Her stardom has kept growing ever since.
Her filmography includes many successful films: Papy fait de la résistance, La boum, Trois hommes et un couffin, Les bronzés font du ski, Inspecteur la Bavure (alongside Gérard Depardieu).
In 1988, she was awarded Best supporting actress for her role in Agent trouble (with Catherine Deneuve).
She also starred in the long-lasting French TV series Sœur Thérèse.com (2002-2011) playing a former policer who became a nun but is still a committed detective.
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| 2023 | L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Rouges étaient les lilas as La psy |
| 2016 | L'île aux femmes as Anne |
| 2014 | Pıtırcık Tatilde as Mémé |
| 2013 | À votre bon cœur, mesdames as Yvette |
| 2013 | Le Renard jaune as Valérie |
| 2012 | Paulette as Lucienne |
| 2012 | Aşk Kliniği as Mademoiselle Phillips |
| 2010 | Pièce Montée as La mère de Vincent |
| 2008 | Agathe Cléry as Mimie, la mère d'Agathe |
| 2006 | Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie as Christiane Weissmuller |
| 2004 | Madame Édouard as Rose |
| 2003 | Les Bronzés, le père Noël, papy et les autres as Self |
| 2001 | Un crime au Paradis as Mlle Goudilleux, la pharmacienne |
| 1996 | Désiré as Henriette |
| 1994 | Ma sœur est un chic type as Claude Charmières |
| 1994 | Il mostro as Jolanda Taccone |
| 1994 | Grosse fatigue as Dominique Lavanant |
| 1993 | L'Ombre du doute as Alexandrine's Teacher |
| 1992 | Les Amies de ma femme as Marguerite |
| 1992 | Ville à vendre as Eva Montier |
| 1991 | Les Secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück as Jacqueline Vidart |
| 1991 | La Fracture du myocarde as Claire's mother |
| 1990 | Un jeu d'enfant as Léonie |
| 1988 | L'Excès contraire as Hanaë |
| 1988 | Quelques jours avec moi as Madame Fonfrin |
| 1987 | L'Œil au beur(re) noir as Simone Perron |
| 1987 | Soigne ta droite as Admiral's Wife |
| 1987 | Agent Trouble as Karen |
| 1986 | Kamikaze as Laure |
| 1986 | Les frères Pétard as Un flic |
| 1986 | Je hais les acteurs as Miss Davis |
| 1986 | Mort un dimanche de pluie as Hazel Bronsky |
| 1986 | Le Débutant as Marguerite Balicourt |
| 1985 | Billy Ze Kick as Madame Achere |
| 1985 | Le Mariage du siècle as Adrienne de la Roussette |
| 1985 | 3 Hommes et un couffin as Ms. Rapons |
| 1985 | Rendez-vous as Gertrude |
| 1985 | Sac De Nœuds as L'infirmière du Docteur Belin |
| 1985 | Les Nanas as Evelyne |
| 1984 | Paroles et musique as Florence |
| 1984 | La Smala as Pierrot-Rita |
| 1984 | Le Léopard as Pauline Fitzgerald |
| 1983 | Papy fait de la résistance as Bernadette Bourdelle, fille Bourdelle, fiancée de Michel |
| 1983 | Attention, une femme peut en cacher une autre ! as Solange |
| 1983 | Debout les crabes, la mer monte ! as Mireille |
| 1983 | Coup de foudre as L'aboyeuse |
| 1982 | Y a-t-il un Français dans la salle ? as Ginette Alcazar |
| 1981 | Hôtel des Amériques as Jacqueline |
| 1981 | Les hommes préfèrent les grosses as Arlette |
| 1981 | Pourquoi pas nous ? as Jacqueline Puiset |
| 1981 | Est-ce bien raisonnable ? as Mme Lavanant, la restauratrice (non créditée) |
| 1980 | La Boum as Vanessa, l'ex-maitresse de François |
| 1980 | Inspecteur La Bavure as Marie-Anne Prossant, journalist |
| 1980 | Le Coup du parapluie as Mireille, femme de Frédo, ex-maîtresse de Grégoire |
| 1980 | Le Cheval d'orgueil as Marie-Jeanne, la sage-femme |
| 1979 | La Gueule de l'autre as la fille de la chambre verte |
| 1979 | Les Bronzés font du ski as Christiane, la coincée |
| 1979 | Courage fuyons as Mathilda |
| 1979 | A Little Romance as Mme. Cormier |
| 1979 | Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses as Michèle, l'ex-femme de François |
| 1978 | Les Bronzés as Christiane, la coincée frustrée |
| 1978 | Vas-y maman as La voisine |
| 1978 | Un papillon sur l'épaule as La jeune femme |
| 1978 | Dégustation Maison as Christiane |
| 1977 | Diabolo menthe as The Math Teacher |
| 1977 | Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine as La reine Madeleine |
| 1977 | Comme la lune as Yvette |
| 1976 | Marie-poupée as Tante Alice |
| 1976 | Silence... on tourne as The porn actress who doesn't take the pill |
| 1976 | Calmos as The myopic woman |
| 1975 | Les Galettes de Pont-Aven as Marie Pape, prostituée en costume breton |
| 1974 | Parade as (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Le Grand Bazar as la jeune femme en panne de voiture |
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